Schroder, by the way, has

Schroder, by the way, has now “apologized” to President Bush. It seems like a pretty equivocal apology–“I want to let you know how much I regret the fact that alleged comments by the German justice minister have given an impression that has offended you.” The “alleged comments” that “gave an impression” were obviously offensive, to say the least. We haven’t heard the last of this.